Slide loop



April 27, 1943.. G. H. ELWELL SLIDE LOOP Filed Sept. 19, 1942 IN V ETOR.

Patented Apr. 27, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- SLIDE LOOP GeorgeHenry Elwell, New Haven, Conn, assignor to Eastern Tool andManufacturing Company, Bloomfield, N. .L, a corporation ApplicationSeptember 19, 1942, Serial No. 458,945

6 Claims.

This invention relates to slide loops of all Wire structure.

The objects of the invention are to provide a wire slide loop having apair of horizontal loops, in a common plane, spacedly separated in saidplane by axially associated button loops; to provide such a slide loopwith a vertically aligned open communication between all of said loops;and to provide means by which a looped strap may be inserted within thevertically aligned openings and each end of the inserted loop swung intoits adjacent strap loop.,

Referring to the accompanying drawing the Figure 1 is an upright faceview of the slide loop; the Figure 2 is an upright side view of theslide loop, illustrating the outline of a looped strap initiallyinserted therein; the Figure 3 illustrates in outline each end of theinserted strap loop within the button loop partially swung into theiradjacent strap loops; the Figure 4 illustrates in outline a fullyinserted strap within both strap loops; the Figure 5 is a side view ofthe fully inserted strap and a button the shank of which is seated, thebutton being lodged within the fold of the inserted strap; and theFigure 6 is an upright View of an abbreviated form of slide.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral l designates theupper horizontal bar of the upper strap loop 2 which comprises the wireterminals welded in alignment, as at 5A. The lower horizontal bar 3 ofthe lower strap loop 4 is provided with a recessed shank seat.Integrally connecting the spaced strap loops 2 and 4, the preferredstructure includes a button loop providing the button-receiving loop 6and the button-retaining loop 1 having therebetween a passage 7A, thewire formation of which provides a pair of spaced projections 'IB out ofthe general plane of the slide and terminating in the constricted throatportion 8. In the structure of each strap loop 2 and 4 there is providedthe horizontally aligned spaced bar portions 2A2B and llA-AB,respectively, thus providing therebetween openings 2C-4C, eachconnecting with the openings of the adjoining portions of the buttonloop, there providing, with the opening of the constricted throat 8, avertical central merger of openings through the slide loop extendingfrom the upper horizontal bar I to the lower horizontal bar 3. Theresilient arms 9 and ll] of the button loops have normal relativepositions, as illustrated by the Figure 1, are slightly yieldablelaterally outward upon the passage of the shank [2 of button ll throughthe constricted throat 8, in a manner which is old in the art.

In mounting the slide loop upon a strap S, an end of the strap may ofcourse be inserted fro-m the rear within the upper strap loop 2, passedover the button loop structure and inserted from the front within thelower strap loop 4, but in so doing the slide loop so mounted must bemoved along the strap to the place where it is to rest.

The mounting of the slide loop, in the manner for which patentprotection is sought, locates the slide loop in the exact place where itis wanted. The strap S at the place of desired mounting is looped, .asat $3, and the looped strap is held in a vertical plane, transverse tothe plane of the slide loop, as illustrated by the Figure 2, and thestrap loop S3 is inserted within the? axial openings, as at 4C, 1, 8, 5and 20, better illustrated by the Figure l. The upper part SI of thelooped strap is then swung around to the left thereby inserting one sidethereof automatically within the strap loop 2 behind the bar section 2B,as illustrated by the Figure 3, the opposite side of the strap beingeasily tucked behind the bar section 2A and within the strap loop 2.Likewise, the remaining part of the strap S2 is swung around to theright to insert one side thereof within the strap loop 4 behind the barsection 4A, as illustrated by the Figure 3, the opposite side of thestrap being easily tucked behind the bar section 43 and within the straploop 4. A taut strap S will draw the strap loop S3 down upon the buttonloop structure, the spaced pair of loops 2 and 4 maintaining the slideloop upon the strap S where mounted, as illustrated by the Figure 4,against normal strain tending to move the slide upon the strap.

The button II, the shank l2 of which is secured to the material I3 ofthe garment to be supported, is clipped within the button loop, in awell-known manner, wherein the button H enters the button-receiving loop6, urged through the passage 1A and the constricted throat 8, theresilient arms 9 and I0 slightly yielding therefor, and efiters thebutton-retaining loop 1 where it is lodged, against accidental release,behind the projections 13 which, engaging the rear of the upper portionof the button, holds the button against tilting under the inserted tautstrap S, an annular edge HA of the button ll being wedged in the fold S4of the strap S adjacent the lower horizontal bar 3, and the manner ofuse with that of the preferred form,

with the exception that the button-receiving loop is eliminated, thebutton being inserted edgewise within the open spaces 2, l and 8 of thedevice.

I claim:

1. A slide loop comprising spaced upper and lower strap loops, eachstrap loop having a horizontal bar and being in a common plane; a but--'ton loop providing an integral connection between the strap loops; apair of projections provided by the connection and extending out of saidplane; a constricted throat portion also provided by the connectionbelow the projections; a recessed seat for the shank of a buttonprovided by the horizontal bar of the lower strap loop; and the buttonloop providing therethrough a central vertical opening extending intoboth strap loops.

2. A slide loop comprising spaced upper and lower horizontal strap loopsin a common plane; a pair of laterally spaced vertical bars providing anintegral connection between the strap loops; forwardly extendingprojections provided by said connection; a constricted throat portionpro vided by the connection below the projections; a recessed seat forthe shank of a button, said seat provided by the lower horizontal bar ofthe lower strap loop; and the laterally spaced vertical bars providing acentral vertical opening extending into both strap loops.

3. A slide loop comprising a pair of spaced upper and lower horizontalstrap-receiving loops in a common plane; a button loop positioned, andintegrally providing a connection, between said strap loops, the buttonloop providing a central vertical opening therethrough and extending inopposite directions into the strap loops.

4. A slide loop comprising a pair of spaced upper and lower horizontalstrap-receiving loops in a common plane; a button loop positioned, andproviding an integral connection, between said strap loops; and meansprovided by said button loop and the lower strap loop for receiving andsecuring a button within said slide loop.

5. A wire slide loop comprising a pair of spaced upper and lowerhorizontal strap-receiving loops in a common plane; laterally spacedwire arms of a button loop positioned, and integrally providing aconnection, between the strap loops, said spaced arms providing anopening extending in opposite directions within both strap loops;whereby a looped strap inserted within said opening and each of thesingle portions of the looped strap laterally swung around in oppositedirections into their respective strap loops is a means of mounting thethus threaded slide loop at an intermediate place on the strap.

6. A slide loop comprising spaced upper and lower strap-receiving loops,each strap loop having an outer horizontal bar and being in a commonplane; a button loop positioned, and providing an integral connection,between the strap loops in said plane; a constricted throat portion alsoprovided by said connection; a recessed seat for the shank of a button,said seat being provided by the horizontal bar'of the lower strap loop;and a central vertical opening extending through the button loop andinto both strap loops; whereby a looped strap, held in a, verticalplane, transverse to that of the slide loop, and inserted from the rearof the slide loop within said central opening,v may be inserted intothreaded relation to and within both strap loops by means of swingingeach single portion of the looped strap in opposite directions therein;and the shank of a button, inserted within the button loop at the rearof the inserted strap, may be urged through said throat portion to restwithin the strap covered recessed seat, an edge of the button engagingwithin the adjacent fold of the inserted strap at the outer horizontalbar of the lower strap loop, thus securing the slide loop againstsliding movement upon the strap.

GEORGE HENRY ELWELL.

